Assume that the student newspaper at this college is doing a survey of student attitudes toward illegal drug use. Which of the following methods for obtaining a sample would be most likely to produce a representative sample?
a. The newspaper prints a questionnaire and asks students to complete the questionnaire and return it to the paper.
b. Reporters stand by the door of the library interviewing students as they walk in and out.
c. Students in the engineering college are asked to complete a questionnaire.
d. Journalism students are required to complete the survey.
e. The newspaper obtains an official list of students enrolled from the college registrar and then randomly selects a sample of students to contact either on the phone or in person.
e
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a. precinct chair. b. county chair. c. state chair. d. Secretary of State. e. County Commissioner.
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A) public morality. B) legal precedents. C) common law. D) Stare decisis.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Anarchy is a term meaning political chaos. 2. The international level is the broadest level of analysis. 3. Nationalism is an aspect of the systemic level of analysis. 4. All levels of analysis can provide information about the same occurrences. 5. Theories are rules that have been proven through study.
A gag order prioritizes which of the following?
A. The Sixth Amendment guarantee of the right of criminal suspects to a fair trial B. The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press C. Public safety over Fifth Amendments rights D. The establishment clause by preventing government officials from leading prayers at public events E. National security over habeas corpus